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Switzerland

Capital city — Bern

Country population
8,500,000
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2017
/ UNPD
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
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Type of government
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Human Development Index
0.939
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2015
/ UNDP
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
0.5
per 100,000 inhabitants
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2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the prison…
Federal Department of Justice and Police
Total number of prisoners
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Prison density
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Total number of prison facilities
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An NPM has been established
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Number and percentage of female prisoners
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Incarcerated minors
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Untried prisoners
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Death penalty is abolished
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Country-profile Seen in the press Testimonials

Year2019

Contributor(s)Daniel Fink, Infoprisons

Right to vote

Right to vote

Overview

Untried prisoners are allowed to vote

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Convicted people are allowed to vote

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When were inmates granted the right to vote in prison?

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Prisoners cast their votes

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Organising the vote

Inmates are able to vote in privacy

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